compLexity Gaming has revealed that Team Kaliber player Cory "APE" Bate will be standing in for Shawn "witmer" Taylor at the upcoming Northern Arena CS:GO tournament.
The tournament, which will be held from September 1-4 in Toronto, Canada, will feature 16 teams from around the world fighting for a piece of the $100,000 total prize pool. However, it now appears that compLexity Gaming's Shawn "witmer" Taylor will not be able to attend, citing "personal issues surrounding his father's health and unforeseen complications regarding the passport process". Team Kaliber player and Toronto local Cory "APE" Bate will be standing in for witmer.
compLexity Gaming had the following to say about the situation:
This means that compLexity Gaming will attend Northern Arena with the following roster:
Kia "Surreal" Man
Michael "Uber" Stapells
Rory "dephh" Jackson
Bradley "androidx23" Fodor
Cory "APE" Bate